A/N: Hey! This is my first story. I'm uber excited for u guys to be reading it! Just a FYI, Rosalie is of course in this story. Now, I know no one really likes her, so I'm sorry. I will say, she is MUCH nicer in this story then in any of the Twilight books. I did this b/c I figured she has only been a vampire for two years, so she doesn't yet have a hatred for the life yet. Therefore, she is much nicer. I'm not making her TOO nice, just nicer. Alright, now that that is settled, lets get it on! :D Here is the first chapter of My Saving Angel.
I've Been Working On The Rail Road…
"Hey Will! Get over here!" He was always the lazy one. If it wasn't for Joey and I picking up all the slack he left behind, our little bro would have been fired a long time ago.
"Where were you?" I asked, agitated. "I was just about to start. Honest!" Will replied. Sure, he was. "Wow, haven't heard that one before." Oh well. I didn't really mind doing Will's work. Rail work was actually kind of fun for me. Always has been. Maybe it was because I could do all the heavy lifting that none of the other guys could do…Without even breaking a sweat. I had a to grin at that thought.
"Whatcha smilin' at?" Will asked. "Oh, just thinking how Joey is gonna kill ya when he finds out you haven't done anything today."
"Ah, man! Come on! Don't tell him anything! You know how he is…" Of course I did. Joseph was a very particular man. Everything needed to be just so, everything always needed to be in its place. Very organized. That's probably why he was promoted to supervisor. I always cringed when I thought about that. Working for my brother. I hated that. Especially since he was so small. I mean, at least compared to me he was.
At 6'5" I was a whole 6 inches taller then him. Not to mention he was puny. It looked like the kid never ate! He had always looked like that though. Being the oldest, he usually gave up his portion of food so Will and I could have our fill. I would forever be grateful to him for that; taking care of me and my brother. He was only 5 years older then me, but he still felt like a father. Sometimes. Other times, he was just plain annoying. Like any other brother.
"I told you this would happen Will. Sorry, but your screwed."
" Em! Please! I'm begging you! He won't get nearly as mad if you said it was your work that wasn't done. He probably wouldn't care at all. Please?"
"No way. I've taken the blame for you way too many times. Plus, you wouldn't want me to lie to my boss would you?" Will made a face.
"Oh please. Boss smosh." Just then Joey walked up. By the look of his face, I'd say he had hear the whole conversation. "Boss smosh, huh?" Fear suddenly covered Will's face as he tried to play the whole thing off.
"Hey Joey! Oh, I mean, Mr. Joseph. Sir." Will tried to pull off a 'cute little boy' smiled, but he failed. He just wasn't a boy anymore. He needed to realize that. I had a feeling Joey was about to set him straight on that right now.
"Will, when I was your age, I had been working the 'rails for three years. I had gotten a very good reputation for myself. But, here you are, a 17 year old man, and you still do a little girl's work!" Joey was mad now, and Will could tell.
"I'm sorry Joey, I really am. I promise, I'll start working harder." Huh. It seemed like Will actually meant that. Weird. That wasn't like him. Joey was still angry though.
"You say that everyday Will! Do you think I can actually believe that. Tell me, what would Dad say if he was still here? What about Mom?" He said that last sentence a little softer. It was still hard to talk about them. The look on Will's face made me cut in.
"Joey. Stop. Will, get to work. Now!" Knowing that I was serious, Will started working right away.
"Emmett, I think I can handle this." Joey always wanted to handle everything.
"Come with me Joe. Lets go talk for a sec.". Without saying a word, Joey followed me up the railway. When we were far enough away that I was sure Will couldn't hear us, I stopped, turned around, and stared at Joe.
"I know, I know. I'm sorry. Bringing up Mom and Dad was probably not the best idea." Joey said.
"Ya think? You just tore Will up. I wouldn't be surprised if he is fighting tears right now. You know how he feels. He barely even knew them!" I said.
"I know, I know." Joey repeated. "I just…I have to be a good boss Em. You know how money is. Looks likes its gonna be a bad winter again. I don't want another one like the one in '33. " I almost shivered at the thought. Worst year ever. Will almost died. I had to shake the memory out of my head.
"It's not gonna be like that. OK?"
"I don't know Em. I've heard the managers talking. Too many guys working the rail road…Not enough money coming in. They are thinking about letting a bunch of workers go and moving to foreign workers. Cheaper labor I guess."
I could see that Joey was really concerned. "Don't worry about it Joe. I'm gonna get a head start this year. I was thinking about going hunting this weekend. You know, stock up on things. Bear meat can last quite some time." Joey thought about it, but then shook his head.
"I gotta work this weekend." Darn. Hunting was the one time we really got along.
"That's no problem, I'll take Will. He's been asking to go for awhile anyway. Thinks he is gonna wrestle a bear or something." I had to chuckle. Probably just wanted to impress a girl. Typical William.
"Ok. That's probably a good idea anyway."
"I know it is. Relax Joey. Its gonna be fine. And if Will does get eaten, more bear for us!" I tried to give him my best smile. He smiled back at me.
"You always know how to lighten the mood Emmett. Got that from Mom. Anyway, I am still your boss, so…Get back to work!" He tried to sound powerful. He definitely needed to work on that.
"Yes Sir!" I ran back to Will.
"Hey Will, wanna go hunting with me this weekend?" Will's eyes lit up at that.
"Yeah! I would love to!"
"Good, cause Joey and I agreed, that you are just dead weight. I'll be honest with you. We both kind of want you to be mauled by a bear. No offense."Will smiled knowing I was kidding.
"Ah, jeez…thanks." He was use to our teasing by now. Poor kid, it probably wasn't the most fun having two older brothers. I would have pondered that more, but I was already busy planning our trip. We were gonna catch a bear this time. I could just feel it.
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I woke up Saturday morning at exactly 4am. I wanted to get up before the animals did today. I couldn't explain it, but I just somehow knew that this was gonna be a good day.
I crossed our little shack over to Will's bed, and shook him. "Come on Will. We gotta go." When Will turned to face me I could tell something was wrong. Even in the dim fire light his face looked pale. White even.
"What's wrong Will?"
"I just feel a little sick. No big deal." Even though he tried to make his voice sound light, I could still hear the pain in it. Flashes of memories from two years back flew through my mind. I definitely didn't want Will getting sick again.
"Look man, I'll just go by myself today, alright?"
"But…" He tried to argue.
"No Will, you stay here. I don't want to risk your health. You only just got back to normal." He knew there was nothing he could do to change my mind.
"I guess I can't fight you on that." He gave up pretty easy. He must be feeling really bad.
"You just know I would win any fight between us." He chuckled.
"Yeah, no doubt." I quickly got dressed, and got my gear together. I put it all in my sack, and then slung it across me chest.
"I'll see ya later tonight, 'kay?" Will just nodded. Man, he didn't look good. I decided that if he wasn't feeling any better when I got back I would call for the doc. I did not want a repeat sickness.
I left a note for Joey saying I would be back late, then walked out the front door.
The cool fall breeze was very refreshing. There was a feel in the air. I couldn't quite place it, but it made me even more excited about today. With my compass at my side, I marched east, straight into the forests of northern Montana.
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-Bethany Faith